First of two parts BEFORE colonialism, our nations were the bayans within various ethnic and linguistic groups; we were not ...

August was chosen as the month for this celebration because the birth and death of the father of the Philippine national language, former president Manuel L. Quezon, happened in this month. President ...

PHILIPPINES: Arnel Valencia felt humiliated at school when he was barred from using the language he spoke at home, part of a decades-long pattern of linguistic destruction across the Philippines.

The Philippines, an archipelago comprising more than 7,600 islands, is home to between 120 and 187 languages – including a wide range of native languages mainly from the Malayo-Polynesian ...

Arnel Valencia felt humiliated at school when he was barred from using the language he spoke at home, part of a decades-long pattern of linguistic destruction across the Philippines. "'Stop talking ...

Through his Facebook post, Nash Ang confirmed that his character spoke using the Tausug language, which is used in the province of Sulu in southern Philippines. Nash wrote: “So some Arthdal Chronicles ...

Every August, the Philippines celebrates National Language Month when various events, especially in schools, prepare for the biggest day of celebration on Aug. 19, known also as National Language ...

How can such a foreign language be our lingua franca? In contrast, the number of citizens who use Tagalog (which serves as the main basis for the national language) as their language has steadily ...

He is known internationally for his work on critical sociolinguistics, multilingualism and language education, especially unequal Englishes. He was someone I used to only read in books when I was a ...